June 01, 2012

Johan Santana Throws First Mets No-Hitter: For the first time ever, a New York Mets pitcher has thrown a no-hitter. Johan Santana managed the feat over the St. Louis Cardinals in an 8-0 victory. Santana walked five and threw 134 pitches, the most in his career. Left fielder Mike Baxter made a running seventh-inning catch and slammed hard into the wall to keep the no-hit bid alive.

When one thinks of the top-notch pitchers the Mets have had in their history -- Ryan, Seaver, Gooden, many more -- it's amazing how they've never had a no-no. They've had a good number of ninth-inning heartbreaks.

As a high school kid, I watched Tom Seaver's 1 hitter in July 1969 as the Mets were overtaking the Cubs on the way to winning the improbable World Series.

I was a Cubs fan at the time, and that was one of the most unforgettable, electric ballgames I have ever seen in my life. Seaver certainly deserved to get a no hitter that night and I'm glad the Mets finally have one in the bank now.